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The Billionaire's Wife Escapes To Antarctica

Chapter 3 3

Word Count: 1034    |    Released on: 13/04/2026

am's body went completely rigid for a second. Then, all the fight

his hairline, sliding down his te

t on the floor. Her hands were shaking violently. She stared at the smear of red b

him for five minutes. Then, she stood up. Her legs felt like lead. S

g off a large gauze pad and slapped it roughly over the cut on h

righam to wake up. She changed into her clothes, grabbed her bag,

m an unknown number. It contained an address for a Michelin-starred restauran

the screen, her grip tightening on the phone. She must have gotten the number from someone in the Myers househ

pped off her white lab coat. She changed into a sharp, tailored b

s took one look at her name and immediately le

up. When Amy walked in, Giselle did not stand up. She slowly lowered her cup and let

s not waste time. We both know you are just a pla

a thick manila envelope and slid it across the pol

air. "If you sign it quietly and step aside, I will make sure you get

it. She reached out and wrapped her fingers around

threw the freezing water d

against the floor. Water dripped from her eyelashes and soaked the front of her silk blous

Giselle, her face completely blan

room. Her steps were steady until she pushe

de crumbled. Her eyes burned, and the edges of her vision blurred

ng out a silk tie for her adoptive father, Howard. Tonight was his seventieth

hall. She wore a modest but elegant evening gown

aning on his cane. He kept looking toward the door. "Whe

"He is on a very important cross-border

l. She dialed Brigham's number over and over. It rang out every time. Her fingers flew

zed. A reply

Cannot leave. Give your fath

ls dug so hard into her palms that the skin nearl

reapplied it perfectly, and pushed the stall door ope

ept coming up to her. "Where is y

pe." Amy repeated the lie

the tight grip she had on her champagne glass. H

livery team walked in carrying a massive, incredibly exp

the vase sitting there in the middle of the r

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The Billionaire's Wife Escapes To Antarctica
The Billionaire's Wife Escapes To Antarctica
“The anniversary candles were burning down, and the Wagyu beef had long gone cold. I waited for two hours, but Brigham never came home. Instead, a push notification shattered the silence. It was a live video from an exclusive club, showing my husband laughing with Giselle Leach-the woman he claimed was just a business acquaintance. In the footage, he pulled her into his chest to shield her from a champagne spray, his hand possessive on her hip. The humiliation stung, but the printed apology card he sent via his butler later that night was the final insult. He didn't even bother to sign it by hand. My life felt like a hollow performance, a series of lies meant to keep up appearances for a man who kept me as a placeholder while his heart belonged to someone else. I felt like an idiot, holding onto a marriage that had been dead for years. Why did I keep trying to fix something that was never mine to begin with? Then, the email arrived-a three-year research expedition in Antarctica. It required me to cut off all outside contact. I looked at the man who had treated me like a disposable accessory, then at the screen. I didn't hesitate. I typed my acceptance, ready to leave the life, the lies, and the man who never saw me behind forever.”